**EMBARGOED TO 2PM (UK) 18 NOVEMBER 2020** EDINBURGH TV AWARDS WINNERS REVEALED BBC TWO TAKES TOP CHANNEL HONOURS AS SISTER AND CHALKBOARD WIN PRODUCER AWARDS PROGRAMME WINNERS INCLUDE FOR SAMA, CHERNOBYL, SUCCESSION, THE RAP GAME UK AND JADE: THE REALITY STAR WHO CHANGED BRITAIN
18 November 2020, London: BBC Two was awarded the prestgious Channel of the Year Award at this year’s Edinburgh TV Awards it was revealed today, via a Twiter extravaganza hosted by social media sensaton, Munya Chawawa.
In a new twist on award ceremonies, the Edinburgh TV Festval revealed the winners of the 20 highly regarded awards on its @EdinburghTVFest handle and #EdTVAwards, in an extended lunch break treat featuring top-name presenters and special guest appearances.
Riz Ahmed, Romesh Ranganathan, Abi Morgan and Charlote Moore were among those who presented awards, which celebrate the amazing quality and range of the UK and internatonal TV industries over a challenging 12 months.
Chawawa, opened proceedings alongside several of his characters including posh drill rapper Unknown P, celebrity chef Jonny Oliver, and newsreader – and now Netlix host – Barty Crease, showcasing the skills that have made him one of the UK’s hotest and most in-demand content creators.
Winners included: For Sama for Best Documentary, a category that was presented by actor and writer Riz Ahmed; Feel Good for Best Comedy Series which was presented to the show’s creator and star Mae Martn by her co-star Charlote Ritchie; BBC Three’s The Rap Game UK for Best Entertainment Series with DJ Target sharing the news with his fellow show presenters, Krept and Konan; and Succession for Best Internatonal Drama, accepted by the show’s creator, Jesse Armstrong.
Romesh Ranganathan surprised BBC Channel Controller Patrick Holland as he accepted the Channel of the Year award for BBC Two. He also accepted the Specialist Channel of the Year Award for BBC Four. All4 won Best On Demand Service.
SISTER received two awards: Producton Company of the Year which was presented by writer Abi Morgan and Best Drama for Chernobyl. Murder, Mystery & My Family producers, Chalkboard took Small Indie of the Year and All3Media Internatonal won the Global Success Award, with Midsomer Murders star Neil Dudgeon breaking the news to Louise Pedersen.
In an emotonal acceptance video, Best Popular Factual Series winners, Blast! Films for Jade: The Reality Star Who Changed Britain included a surprise reveal to Jade Goody’s mum, Jackiey Budden, generatng a near Twiterstorm of emotons. Some outstanding performances were also recognised this year with Glenda Jackson acceptng the Best TV Actor Award, from Charlote Moore, for her turn in Elizabeth is Missing. The Big Narste Show hosts Mo Gilligan and Big Narste were on hand to take the Best TV Presenter Award and Top Boy star Micheal Ward - who is soon to be seen in the BBC drama Small Axe - won the Breakthrough Talent Award.
Adeel Amini was presented with the Industry Champion Award by Donna Taberer and Charlote Black for his campaigning on behalf of industry freelancers resultng in his successful Coaliton for Change agreement. A new, one-of Award – Creatvity in Crisis – for stand out programming that defed the odds and showcased creatve brilliance in such a moment of crisis as seen in 2020, was won by Hospital: Fightng Covid-19, from Label1 for BBC Two.
The TV Moment of the Year went to Emily Maitlis’ sensatonal interview with Prince Andrew which gripped and astonished the viewing public, drawing a record audience for BBC Two’s Newsnight and generatng headlines across the world.
This year the Festval also partnered, for the frst tme, with Variety to honour Britsh actor and presenter, David Harewood, MBE, with the Edinburgh TV Festval and Variety Outstanding Achievement Award. Harewood received the award in recogniton of his incredible body of work and success in both the UK and US as well as his work around mental health and social issues.
The Edinburgh TV Festval’s Creatve Director, Stewart Clarke, said: “In a very challenging year it has been great to take a moment to celebrate amazing work and the amazing people in our industry. It is testament to the tenacity and innovaton of producers, channels, streamers, freelancers and a host of others, that there was such a formidable list of nominees and brilliant group of winners. Thank you to the incredibly talented Munya Chawawa for hostng the awards and bringing some great characters to the party, and a huge congratulatons from the Festval to the 2020 winners.”
As part of the Festval and TV Awards’ commitment to becoming more sustainable and eco-friendly, this year’s awards are made from certfed sustainable tmber.
The full list of winners and nominees is detailed below. A reel of all the videos from the Awards will be available on the Edinburgh TV Festval YouTube Channel in the next few days.
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Full shortlist follows (winners highlighted in yellow):
CATEGORY CREDIT
Feel Good, Objectve Ficton and Objectve Media Group Scotland for Channel 4 and Netlix
Best Comedy Series Defending the Guilty, Big Talk Productons Limited for BBC Two
GameFace, Objectve Ficton for Channel 4 Mum, Big Talk Productons Limited in associaton with The Money Men for BBC Two
Best Comedy Series cont’d Sex Educaton, Netlix
Stath Lets Flats, Roughcut TV for Channel 4
For Sama, Channel 4 News and ITN Productons for Channel 4/PBS
63Up, MultStory Media North, an ITV group company
Don't F**k With Cats: Huntng an Internet Killer, Netlix Best Documentary Murder Trial: The Disappearance of Margaret Fleming, Firecrest Films for BBC Two/BBC Scotland Belsen: Our Story, Atlantc Productons for BBC Two
The Family Secret, Candour Productons for Channel 4
Chernobyl, SISTER, The Mighty Mint, Word Games, Sky Atlantc, HBO
The End of the F***ing World, Clerkenwell Films and Dominic Buchanan Productons for Channel 4 and Netlix
Elizabeth is Missing, STV Studios for BBC One Best Drama Giri/Haji (Duty/Shame), a SISTER Producton for BBC Two and Netlix
The Crown, Netlix
Years and Years, Red Producton Company and HBO for BBC One
The Rap Game UK, Naked Television for BBC Three
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, ITV Studios Entertainment/Mitre Television Co-producton for ITV
Gogglebox, Studio Lambert for Channel 4 Best Entertainment Series Hypothetcal, Hat Trick Productons for DAVE
The Graham Norton Show, So Television for BBC One
Taskmaster, Avalon Television for Dave, UKTV
Succession, HBO Entertainment in associaton with Project Zeus, Hyperobject Industries and Gary Sanchez Productons for Sky Atlantc
Agatha Raisin, a Free@Last TV and Company Pictures producton for Acorn TV Best Internatonal Drama Euphoria, HBO in associaton with Reasonable Bunch, A24, Litle Lamb, Dreamcrew, ADD Content Agency | HOT | TCDY Productons for Sky Atlantc Frankie Drake Mysteries, Shafesbury in associaton with CBC and UKTV
Game of Thrones, HBO Entertainment in associaton with Bighead, Litlehead; 360 Television/Startling Television for Sky Atlantc Best Internatonal Drama cont’d Upright, Lingo Pictures for Sky Atlantc and Foxtel, internatonal distributon by eOne
Jade: The Reality Star Who Changed Britain, Blast! Films for Channel 4 Flirty Dancing, Second Star for Channel 4 Kathy Burke's All Woman, Flicker Productons for Channel 4 Best Popular Factual Series Race Across The World, Studio Lambert for BBC Two The Circle, Studio Lambert & Moton Content Group for Channel 4 Tyson Fury: The Gypsy King, Optomen Television for ITV Glenda Jackson in Elizabeth is Missing Emily Watson in Chernobyl
Jared Harris in Chernobyl Best TV Actor Jessie Buckley in Chernobyl Kane Robinson in Top Boy Olivia Colman in The Crown Big Narste & Mo Gilligan Ant & Dec Best TV Presenter Adam Hills Graham Norton Kathy Burke Micheal Ward Mae Martn Aisling Bea Breakthrough Talent Mirren Mack Naomi Ackie Tobi King Bakare BBC Two BBC One Channel 4 Channel of the Year ITV Sky Atlantc Sky One All4 Britbox UK Best On Demand Service Disney+ Marquee TV NowTV All3Media Internatonal Global Success Award Fremantle ITV Studios SISTER ITN Productons
Producton Company of the MultStory Media Year Red Producton Company Remarkable Television Big Talk Productons Chalkboard Big Deal Films Alaska Small Indie of the Year Firecrest Films Red Sky Productons The Connected Set BBC Four Specialist Channel of the Year Natonal Geographic Sky Arts Bang, S4C The Green Award The Big Night In, BBC Studios Sky Sports - #GoZero Emily Maitlis vs Prince Andrew Dracula's watery twist Tories and Brexit Party iced out of the Climate Debate Grey’s Anatomy's Wall of Women TV Moment of the Year Emily Maitlis Covid-19 cold open Ant & Dec return to an empty studio Coronaton Street - Yasmeen stands up to Geof Silent protests in empty stadiums: Premier League football returns Boris Johnson announces lockdown Hospital: Fightng Covid-19, Label1 for BBC Two
A Day in the Life of Coronavirus Britain, Candour Productons for Channel 4
Bitesize Scotland Daily, BBC Scotland
Charlie Brooker's Antviral Wipe, Broke & Bones for BBC Two
Gardeners' World, BBC Studios for BBC Two
Get Well Soon: Coronavirus Special, Kindle Entertainment for BBC iPlayer Creatvity in Crisis
Grayson’s Art Club, Swan Films for Channel 4
History Hit Live, History Hit and Litle Dot Studios for YouTube
8 minutes and 46 seconds: The Killing of George Floyd, Sky News/Sky Documentaries
Shelf Isolaton, IWC Media for the BBC Scotland Channel
The Martn Lewis Money Show: A Coronavirus Special Live, MultStory Media for ITV
The Big Night In, BBC Studios for BBC One
Industry Champion Adeel Amini
Note to Editors:
The Edinburgh TV Festval brought to you by YouTube and Freeview, is the UK’s foremost television event, bringing together leading industry fgures and a broad, diverse range of delegates to celebrate and dissect the world of global television producton. This year’s speakers included David Olusoga who delivered the MacTaggart Lecture, Emilia Clarke, John Landgraf, Russell T Davies, Noel Clarke, Big Zuu, Grayson Perry, Jenifer Kim, Howard Lee and the teams behind Gangs of London and Normal People.
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The TV Foundaton is the charity umbrella that further expands the Festval’s remit to support the television industry. The TV Foundaton runs two talent schemes; Ones to Watch and The Network which have helped over 4000 individuals since 1991, as well as supportng new initatves such as TV PhD, the annual New Voice Awards, partnerships with industry initatves and a year-round programme of events and support.